-- i'm not a math major. highlights, now, from espn. it was eight. >> randy scott, here, with your "sportscenter" update. and we start with history in the nba yesterday. kobe bryant came into last night's game against the hornets just 13 points away from 30,000 for his career. so, we take you back to where it all began. drafted by the hornets in 1996. eventually traded to the lakers for vlade divac. trying to become the fifth member of that 30,000-point club, kareem abdul jabbar, karl malone, michael jordan and wilt chamberlain. under 20 seconds left in the first. got a steal and a dunk at the other end. kobe, eight points in the first frame. only 5 away from 30,000. get right to work. he will play above the rim at his advanced age. he's one away. and kobe, here it comes. here's history. popping. and so is the floater over robin lopez. point number 30,000 and 30,001 for his career. and he continued to work in the second half. later, mike d'antoni said i want to see him get started on the next 30,000. here in the third quarter, throwing down. kobe, with 29, as the lakers win, 103-87